F1 | Zak Brown reveals: “The contract with Alonso was signed months ago”

Zak Brown, in press conference which was held yesterday with the participation of some team leaders McLaren, revealed some details about the contract renewal di Fernando Alonso. Il Executive Director he specified that the Spaniard's contract is actually not just for one year, but is for long term, without having yet expressed precise figures and numbers. However, both the team and the driver want to focus on the 2018 and look no further.

The director revealed: “In reality, the new contract was signed months ago, but we decided to announce it yesterday“. This certainly justifies many of the interviews and statements made by Alonso in recent weeks when, despite the disappointing performances of his McLaren and some difficulties, he had always expressed himself positively by talking about the future and giving hope for his future. Then Brown continued: “We are a lot happy that Alonso has decided to renew. We have structured an agreement that allows us to compete together for the foreseeable future, but everything moves very quickly in Formula 1, so now we are focused on 2018,” continued Zak Brown.

Obviously with the new engine Renault that McLaren will mount starting next season, the team will be able to aim for greater success: “The last few years have been very difficult. We have the drivers that everyone wants, we have the financial support of our owners and now we have a power unit that has already won over the last ten years, so I think it's fair to say that we will be in the fight with Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari in 2018." concluded Zak Brown with great hope and a strong wish for the future.

Fabiola Granier